Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-04-07
tent to kill his father-in-law. He has Just

been convicted.
John Grahams house near Grant Center,
st. Clair county, was burned TO the ground
the other morning, and the old man per-
ished in the flames.
Edward w. Peck, father of Mrs. David
III. Jerome, is over so years old, and is as
lively and hearty as many man 25 years
younger His home Is at Pontiac.
An old man named Dams of Mt. Pleas.
ant, wandered away from his home the
other morning, and at night was found
dead in the woods six miles from home.
G. j. Ranny, well digger, was arrested
at Grand Rapids the other night for being
drunk. He spent a miserable night with
snakes, poker chips and other things and
died the next morning of delirium ire
mems.
The necessary documents for the extra
dition of DIR. Wier, on charge OF muir
dering Mabe Clark at Oscoda, have been
signed, and Wier will be handed over to
the Michigan authorities as soon as de-
manded.
Past Grand Master G.. G. Griggs of the
Oddfellows, died at st. Marks home in
Grand Rapids the other morning, where
he had boarded for the past two years.
He was once wealthy and respected, but
died pauper.
The annual announcement of the law
department of the university shows an in
crease of 80 students over the number i'm
attendance last year, the whole number
being 336-seniors 1862, juniors ia. A
number of foreign students are represent
ed in the department.
! William Jones, young man employed
at the Pittsburg 81 Lake Angeline iron
mine, one mile out of Ishpeming, fell down
a hundred foot shaft, breaking both
legs and sustaining fatal injuries other
wise. A brother was killed in precisely
nsimilar way two years ago.
1t is reported that SO, 900 site has been
purchased at Grand Rapids for the Catho-
lie orphan asylum, for the establishment
of which the late John Clancy bequeathed
| $50, 900. A new church and home for
the sisters who will have charge of the
asylum will be placed upon the site, it is
said.
Gen. b. r. Pierce of Grand Rapids as
sumed the duties of manager of the sol
diers' home on the 1st., vice Col Wells,
retired, Gen. Pierce called especial atten-
ton to the order which prohibited drunk
| enness, and informed the vets that dis
obedience of the order would result i'm dis
missal.
Justice Werdette of Remus, Mecosta
| county, boasts of having married the oldest
couple in the county. Elisa Smith, the
bridegroom, Is nearly "a years of age,
while Mary +. Adams, the bride, has been
"a summers. Elias is Marys fourth hus-
band and the groom has buried three law
full wives
A destructive fire visited Charleston,
March 2S, destroying Frank Walters gen
eral store, A. II. Carren's hardware store,
Daniel Green's shoe store and Reid d
Mills harness shop and meat market.
The loss is thought to be not less than
$50, 900. partially insured. The origin of
the fire is unknown, but incendiarism is
limited.
The Jackson prison report for the month
| of March is as follows Number of con-
victs in prison March 1, 500; received dur
ing the month, %; discharged during the
month, IS; deaths, 2; transferred to the
| Ionia asylum for insane cOnvcts, /; con-
vcts in prison at close of month, S04. To-
tai receipts during the month from visi-
tors, S103.65.
Negotiations have practically been
| closed for the purchase of seven and half
acres Of land in Grand Rapids TO be used
for the Catholic orphan asylum, i'm accord
ance with the bequest of 500 900 made by
the late John Clancy of that city for that
purpose. The price asked is said to be
SO, 900, and the purchase will be made as
soon as clear title can be obtained. The
property will be used for the orphan
asylum, the home for the sisters who will
have charge of it, and for new church
which will be erected in that district. The
/ - ha.s To-. coll t,I 80. s.t
in the erection of the church, and there
is considerable sum subscribed but not
yet collected for the same purpose.
Newspapers throughout the state will be
interested in knowing the result of a con-
versation between w. III. Brearley, as rep
resentng the state press, and III. Il. Led
yard, the president of the Michigan Cen
trail railroad. In it Mr.. Ledyard stated
that at recent meeting of the presidents
of the various Michigan railroads it was
definitely decided by them to direct all
conductors on all the roads to refuse to
accept passes for transportation after April
4, and that after that date the railroads
will contract for their time cards I'm such
papers as they desire, but only on cash
basis. Mr.. Ledyard claimed that this
change was not the choice of the railroads.
but they were compelled to take this
course by the Interstate commerce BILL
which goes into effect April 4.
The international railroad bridge to be
built at Sault Ste. Marie across the ST.
Mary's river will consist of three sections
first, the draw bridge with enter pier
and two abutments, superstructure 800
feet long; second, the bridge over the main
channel of the river nine piers and two
abutments; ten spans of superstructure
239 feet to center of pier; third, the bridge
north of st. Mary's island, one pier, two
abutments and two spans 104 feet each
over all. The masonry is to be that known
as rock faced ashlar, and the concrete
used is to be made of the best Portland
cement The coping stones and cut-waters
are to be chisel-dressed. The masonry is
all to be completed by the 18th of Novem
Der next, and the superstructure ready for
the passage of trains fifteen days after.
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